When performing the gram stain, the Crystal Violet solution is composed of 20 mL of 95% ethanol in a final volume of 100 mL.  If only 70% ethanol is available, how many mL of ethanol should be added to achieve a final volume of 1,000? Report your answer to 2 decimal places. Perform all calculations in a single step using Excel to avoid accumulated rounding error.

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When performing the gram stain, the Crystal Violet solution is composed of 20 mL of 95% ethanol in a final volume of 100 mL.  If only 70% ethanol is available, how many mL of ethanol should be added to achieve a final volume of 1,000?

Report your answer to 2 decimal places.

Perform all calculations in a single step using Excel to avoid accumulated rounding error.

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